NFL PLAYER ARRESTS: SHOWING 8 Record(s)

Accused of taking $3,500 from car of teammate Deuce McAllister and $863 from his locker. He claimed it was a prank.

Charge dropped after he returend the money, and McAllister declined to press charges. Team released him Feb. 28

2001-12-24

PIT

Plaxico Burress

WR

Cited

Alcohol

Cited for carrying an open container of alcohol (beer) in the Cleveland warehouse district.

Pleaded no contest, $50 fine, $100 court costs.

2001-11-11

JAC

Jimmy Smith

WR

Arrested

DUI

Pulled over for speeding in Jacksonville, accused of drunk driving. Tests later showed cocained in his system. Blood-alcohol measured below limit at .05.

Charge dropped.

2001-09-14

SF

Vinny Sutherland

WR

Arrested

DUI

Pulled over on Highway 101 in Bay Area , accused of drunk driving.

Pleaded guilty to reduced charge of reckless driving, rehab, two years of probation.

2001-09-02

DEN

Eddie Kennison

WR

Arrested

Disorderly conduct

Accused of inciting a riot at Louisiana nightclub after dispute with bouncer who denied him entry to club because he wasn't properly dressed.

Charges dropped.

2001-07-21

JAC

R. Jay Soward

WR

Arrested

Disorderly conduct

Accused of being intoxicated at theme park in Orlando, swearing at security guards.

Pleaded no contest, $361 in fines and costs.

2001-05-16

NE

Terry Glenn

WR

Arrested

Domestic violence

Accused of assaulting the mother of his child in Walpole, Mass.

Charge dropped after the mother recanted.

2001-05-05

CHI

John Capel

WR

Arrested

Drugs

Pulled over in Florida, accused of misdemeanor possession less than 20 grams of marijuana.

Diversion program. Team waived rights to him in July.

These are arrests, charges and citations of NFL players for crimes more serious than common traffic violations. Almost all of the players belonged to an NFL roster at the time of the incident. In rare cases, a free agent is included only if that player later signs with an NFL team. The data comes from media reports and public records. It cannot be considered fully complete because records of some player arrests might not have been found for various reasons, including lack of media coverage or accessible public records. Many resolutions to these cases also are pending or could not be immediately found. The database was conceived and created by sports writer Brent Schrotenboer, who can be reached at bschrotenb@usatoday.com. Please contact him with any updates or inquiries.